CAMP
During their journeys across the wilderness, the twelve tribes formed encampments at the different places where they halted (Exo 16:13; Num. 2:3). The diagram here given shows the position of the different tribes and the form of the encampment during the wanderings, according to Num. 1:53;2:2;3:29, 3: 35, 38;10:13. The area of the camp would be in all about 3 square miles. After the Hebrews ente......
CAMPHIRE
(Heb. copher), mentioned in 1:14 (R.V., "henna-flowers");4:13 (R.V., "henna"), is the al-henna of the Arabs, a native of Egypt, producing clusters of small white and yellow odoriferous flowers, whence is made the Oleum Cyprineum. From its leaves is made the peculiar auburn dye with which Eastern women stain their nails and the palms of their hands. It is found only at Engedi, on the shore of the D......
ENCAMP
An encampment was the resting-place for a longer or shorter period of an army or company of travellers (Exo 13:20;14:19; Josh. 10:5;11:5). The manner in which the Israelites encamped during their march through the wilderness is described in Num. 2 and 3. The order of the encampment (see CAMP) was preserved in the march (Num. 2:17), the signal for which was the blast of two silver trumpets. Detai......